my little review on Zalman S9500 AM2

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 02:14 AM

stroke of luck -- got my hands on this babe, Zalman CNPS9500 AM2 (got it @ a bargain price)

beautiful heatsink, it is lighter than it looks (530g)

0.2mm thin fins perfectly arranged

Zalman done a good job with the polishing
(sorry, its full of fingerprints)

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 02:18 AM

clean the heatsink 'butt' with *Arctic Clean 1

and then *Arctic Clean 2

*if u haf no idea wad dis thing does:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arcticlean.htm

nice mirror finish

time to say goodbye to mr.stock-hsf

clean the heatspreader with AC 1&2...

physically & chemically clean

applied half-grain-of-rice of Arctic Silver 5,

for those who doesnt know:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm

well, its suggested to apply AS5 when the cpu is still warm
nvm...

warm-up exercise for the beauty

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 02:19 AM

took a lot of strength to push the clip down,
i can almost hear the cpu getting squashed

not enough clearance for the over-sized hsf..

ended up onli clipping the Ramflow-cooler on 2 1/2 outta 4 tabs

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 02:21 AM

cpu: A64 3500+(Newcastle) 2.2Ghz L2-512Kb<-- but not a fan of Newcastle United

mobo: Abit Fatal1ty AN8 nF4-Ultra <-- new mobo got back from RMA ytd
ram: TwinMos DDR400 2x512kit CL2.5 <-- valueram
gfx: XFX 6800GS-XT 256Mb DDR3 256-bit <-- doesnt affect test result either
psu: HEC Ace380UB (Truepower) dual+12V, SLI-ready <-- stable & quiet

*the rest of the components doesnt affect result*

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 02:56 AM

variable; test value; (default value)

HTT: 235Mhz (200Mhz)
Multiplier: 11.0x
Clock: 235*11 = 2585Mhz (2200Mhz)

Vcc: 1.5500V (1.5000V)
VcpuRef: +0mV

DDRV: 2.75V (2.60V)
DDRVTT: 1.35V (1.30V)
VddrRef: +0mV

V-NF4: 1.70 (1.50V)
V-HT: 1.30V (1.20V)
HTTLink: 3x (5x)

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 02:56 AM

Air-con @ 25C (auto fan speed)
Ambient temperature: 26C +-1.0
both stock & AM2 used AS5
ram was running clock/22 for stability reason (valueram not for o/c)
the highest stable HTT(235Mhz) without getting prime95 error was used
all onboard fans were set to max cooling/airflow possible: 12V@26C; 11.5V@25C
prime95 starts 10min aft a cold-startup
prime95 Torture test --> Blend
screenshot taken aft prime95-ing for 4hrs5min +-5min

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 03:07 AM

Stock:

S9500 AM2:

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 03:18 AM

No need much explanation,
an amazing 14C drop on the average load temp!!!

design: perfect

features: very good
performance: excellent
price: expensive (retailing in Singapore @ SGD131; RM304; USD80; €uro65)

overall i rate a 9 /10

Chai · 30th Jul 2006, 09:22 AM

Hey, this could have been posted as a review...

ChampionLLY · 30th Jul 2006, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

Hey, this could have been posted as a review...

well, i cant create a thread in review & articles sub-forum,
it's locked =(

30th Jul 2006, 02:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	my little review on Zalman S9500 AM2 stroke of luck -- got my hands on this babe, Zalman CNPS9500 AM2 (got it @ a bargain price) beautiful heatsink, it is lighter than it looks (530g) 0.2mm thin fins perfectly arranged Zalman done a good job with the polishing (sorry, its full of fingerprints) Last edited by ChampionLLY : 30th Jul 2006 at 04:30 AM.

30th Jul 2006, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	clean the heatsink 'butt' with Arctic Clean 1 and then Arctic Clean 2 if u haf no idea wad dis thing does: http://www.arcticsilver.com/arcticlean.htm nice mirror finish time to say goodbye to mr.stock-hsf clean the heatspreader with AC 1&2... physically & chemically clean applied half-grain-of-rice of Arctic Silver 5, for those who doesnt know: http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm well, its suggested to apply AS5 when the cpu is still warm nvm... warm-up exercise for the beauty Last edited by ChampionLLY : 30th Jul 2006 at 04:40 AM.*

30th Jul 2006, 02:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	took a lot of strength to push the clip down, i can almost hear the cpu getting squashed not enough clearance for the over-sized hsf.. ended up onli clipping the Ramflow-cooler on 2 1/2 outta 4 tabs Last edited by ChampionLLY : 30th Jul 2006 at 02:50 AM.

30th Jul 2006, 02:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	System Setup: cpu: A64 3500+(Newcastle) 2.2Ghz L2-512Kb<-- but not a fan of Newcastle United mobo: Abit Fatal1ty AN8 nF4-Ultra <-- new mobo got back from RMA ytd ram: TwinMos DDR400 2x512kit CL2.5 <-- valueram gfx: XFX 6800GS-XT 256Mb DDR3 256-bit <-- doesnt affect test result either psu: HEC Ace380UB (Truepower) dual+12V, SLI-ready <-- stable & quiet the rest of the components doesnt affect result Last edited by ChampionLLY : 30th Jul 2006 at 03:06 AM.

30th Jul 2006, 02:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	System Settings: variable; test value; (default value) HTT: 235Mhz (200Mhz) Multiplier: 11.0x Clock: 23511 = 2585Mhz (2200Mhz) Vcc: 1.5500V (1.5000V) VcpuRef: +0mV DDRV: 2.75V (2.60V) DDRVTT: 1.35V (1.30V) VddrRef: +0mV V-NF4: 1.70 (1.50V) V-HT: 1.30V (1.20V) HTTLink: 3x (5x) Last edited by ChampionLLY : 30th Jul 2006 at 03:17 AM.*

30th Jul 2006, 02:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	Test Methodology: Air-con @ 25C (auto fan speed) Ambient temperature: 26C +-1.0 both stock & AM2 used AS5 ram was running clock/22 for stability reason (valueram not for o/c) the highest stable HTT(235Mhz) without getting prime95 error was used all onboard fans were set to max cooling/airflow possible: 12V@26C; 11.5V@25C prime95 starts 10min aft a cold-startup prime95 Torture test --> Blend screenshot taken aft prime95-ing for 4hrs5min +-5min Last edited by ChampionLLY : 30th Jul 2006 at 04:43 AM.

30th Jul 2006, 03:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	Stock: S9500 AM2: Last edited by ChampionLLY : 30th Jul 2006 at 03:40 AM.

30th Jul 2006, 03:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	Result: No need much explanation, an amazing 14C drop on the average load temp!!! design: perfect features: very good performance: excellent price: expensive (retailing in Singapore @ SGD131; RM304; USD80; €uro65) overall i rate a 9 /10 Last edited by ChampionLLY : 30th Jul 2006 at 04:47 AM.

30th Jul 2006, 09:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,350 Reputation: 3879 Rep Power: 71	Hey, this could have been posted as a review... __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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